Federalist Papers

Federalist, The - series of 85 political essays, sometimes called The Federalist Papers, written 1787–88 under the pseudonym "Publius." Alexander Hamilton initiated the series with the immediate intention of persuading New York to approve the Federalist Constitution. He had as collaborators James Madison and John Jay. Hamilton certainly wrote 51 of the essays, Madison Read More...

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The Federalist Papers
by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, John Jay. 529 pgs.

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Introduction

Note on Text

Contents of the Federalist Papers

The Constitution of the United States of America

Index of Ideas
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The Federalist
by Jacob E. Cooke. 672 pgs.

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A series of articles about the Constitution written between 1787 and 1789 by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay.

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Preface

Introduction

The Federalist

The Federalist No. I

The Federalist No. 2

The Federalist No. 3

The Federalist No. 4

The Federalist No. 5

The Federalist No. 6

The Federalist No. 7

The Federalist No. 8

The Federalist No. 9

The Federalist No. 10

The Federalist No. 11

The Federalist No. 12

The Federalist No. 13

The Federalist No. 14

The Federalist No. 15

The Federalist No. 16

The Federalist No. 17

The Federalist No. 18

The Federalist No. 19

The Federalist No. 20

The Federalist No. 21

The Federalist No. 22

The Federalist No. 23

The Federalist No. 24

The Federalist No. 25

The Federalist No. 26

The Federalist No. 27

The Federalist No. 28

The Federalist No. 29

The Federalist No. 30

The Federalist No. 31

The Federalist No. 32

The Federalist No. 33

The Federalist No. 34

The Federalist No. 35

The Federalist No. 36

The Federalist No. 37

The Federalist No. 38

The Federalist No. 39

The Federalist No. 40

The Federalist No. 41

The Federalist No. 42

The Federalist No. 43

The Federalist No. 44

The Federalist No. 45

The Federalist No. 46

The Federalist No. 47

The Federalist No. 48

The Federalist No. 49

The Federalist No. 50

The Federalist No. 51

The Federalist No. 52

The Federalist No. 53

The Federalist No. 54

The Federalist No. 55

The Federalist No. 56

The Federalist No. 57

The Federalist No. 58

The Federalist No. 59

The Federalist No. 60

The Federalist No. 61

The Federalist No. 62

The Federalist No. 63

The Federalist No. 64

The Federalist No. 65

The Federalist No. 66

The Federalist No. 67

The Federalist No. 68

The Federalist No. 69

The Federalist No. 70

The Federalist No. 71

The Federalist No. 72

The Federalist No. 73

The Federalist No. 74

The Federalist No. 75

The Federalist No. 76

The Federalist No. 77

The Federalist No. 78

The Federalist No. 79

The Federalist No. 80

The Federalist No. 81

The Federalist No. 82

The Federalist No. 83

The Federalist No. 84

The Federalist No. 85

Notes

Index
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The Federalist Papers Reader and Historical Documents of Our American Heritage
by Frederick Quinn. 268 pgs.

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Foreword

Preface

Editor's Preface

Acknowledgments

The: Federalist: a Collection of Essays, Written in Favour of the New Constitution,

Introduction

The Federalist: Addressed to the People of the State of New York

No. 1: Introduction

No. 2: Concerning Dangers from Foreign Force and Influence

No. 3: The Same Subject Continued

No. 6: Concerning Dangers from War between the States

No. 8: The Effects of Internal War in Producing Standing Armies and Other Institutions Unfriendly to Liberty

No. 9: The Utility of the Union as a Safeguard against Domestic Faction and Insurrection

No. 10: The Same Subject Continued

No. 15: Concerning the Defects of the Present Confederation in Relation to the Principle of Legislation for the States in Their Collective Capacities

No. 16: The Same Subject Continued in Relation to the Same Principle

No. 23: The Necessity of a Government at Least Equally Energetic with the One Proposed

No. 37: Concerning the Difficulties Which the Convention Must Have Experienced in the Formation of a Proper Plan

No. 39: The Conformity of the Plan to Republican Principles: an Objection in Respect to the Powers of the Convention Examined

No. 47: The Meaning of the Maxim, Which Requires a Separation of the Departments of Power, Examined and Ascertained

No. 48: The Same Subject Continued with a View to the Means of Giving Efficacy in Practice to That Maxim

No. 49: The Same Subject Continued with the Same View

No. 51: The Same Subject Continued with the Same View and Concluded

No. 62: Concerning the Constitution of the Senate with Regard to the Qualifications of the Members, the Manner of Appointing Them, the Equality of Representation, the Number of the Senators and the Duration of Their Appointments

No. 63: A Further View of the Constitution of the Senate in Regard to the Duration of Appointment of Its Members

No. 70: The Same View Continued in Relation to the Unity of the Executive, with an Examination of the Project of an Executive Council

No. 78: A View of the Constitution of the Judicial Department in Relation to the Tenure of Good Behavior

No. 79: A Further View of the Judicial Department in Relation to the Provisions for the Support and Responsibility of the Judges

No. 84: Concerning Several Miscellaneous Objections

No. 85: Conclusion

The Constitution of the United States of America

Amendments to the Constitution of the United States of America

Notes

Index

Additional Historical Documents of Our American Heritage

The Declaration of Independence -- Introduction

Declaration of Independence: In Congress July 4, 1776 the Unanimous Declaration of the Thirteen United States of America

George Washington's Farewell Address -- Introduction

George Washington's Farewell Address

The Gettysburg Address-Introduction

The Gettysburg Address

The Emancipation Proclamation-Introduction

The Emancipation Proclamation

About the Editor
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Locke, Hobbes, and the Federalist Papers: An Essay on the Genesis of the American Political Heritage
by George Mace. 162 pgs.

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Preface

Chapter 1: ⋆ the Nature of the American Political Heritage

Chapter 2: Locke's Political Theory Revisited

Chapter 3: ⋆ Hobbes: the Basis of American Natural Rights Heritage

Chapter 4: ⋆ on the Nature and Condition of Man

Chapter 5: Hobbes's Speciousness

Chapter 6: ⋆ Hobbes's "Absolute" Power

Chapter 7: The Federalist: from the Truth of Speculation to the Utility of Practice

Notes

Bibliographical Essay

Index
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One United People: The Federalist Papers and the National Idea
by Edward Millican. 272 pgs.

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In this new, provocative study, Edward Millican argues persuasively that the authors of The Federalist were not merely laying the groundwork for the American system but were setting forth the principles for the creation of a modern nation-state.

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1: Will the Real Publius Please Stand Up?

2: The Political Objectives of Publius

3: The Idea of the Nation-State

4: Jay Describes A Nation

5: Hamilton Aims to Centralize

6: Madison Argues for A National Regime

7: Madison Separates the Powers

8: Hamilton Provides Leadership

9: Publius the Nationalist

10: The Significance of the Federalist

Index
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Blueprints for the Constitution, in Insight on the News
by Stephen Goode, Eli Lehrer. 2 pgs.

Magazine Article
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The Constitution in Congress: The Federalist Period 1789 -1801
by David P. Currie. 328 pgs.

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In the most thorough examination to date, David P. Currie analyzes from a legal perspective the work of the first six congresses and of the executive branch during the Federalist era, with a view to its significance for constitutional interpretation. He concludes that the original understanding of the Constitution was forged not so much in the courts as in the legislative and executive branches, an argument of crucial importance for scholars in constitutional law, history, and government. "A joy to read."—Appellate Practive Journal and Update "[A] patient and exemplary analysis of the work of the first six Congresses."—Geoffrey Marshall, Times Literary Supplement

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Preface

Abbreviations and Shortened Titles

Part One: The First Congress 1789-1791

1: The New Government

2: Substantive Legislation

Part Two: The Federalists 1791-1801

3: The Second Congress, 1791-1793

4: The Third Congress, 1793-1795

5: The Fourth Congress, 1795-1797

6: The Fifth and Sixth Congresses, 1797-1801

Conclusion

Appendix: The Constitution of the United States

Index
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Treaties and Executive Agreements in the United States ("The Federalist Papers" p. 20)
by Elbert M. Byrd. 276 pgs.

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Foreword

Table of Contents

Chapter I: Introduction

Chapter II: The Words of the Constitution

Chapter III: The Founding Fathers on Powers for Regulating Foreign Affairs

Chapter IV: The Treaties Made by the Founding Fathers

Chapter V: Treaties and Executive Agreements as Viewed by the Supreme Court

Chapter VI: The Treaty Power

Chapter VII: Joint Congressional-Executive Actions

Chapter VIII: Presidential Actions

Chapter IX: Foreign Affairs in a Federal System

Chapter X: Conclusions

Appendices

Bibliography

Index
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The Most-Cited Federalist Papers, in Constitutional Commentary
by Ira C. Lupu. 8 pgs.

Journal Article
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The Federalists, the Antifederalists, and the American Political Tradition
by Wilson Carey McWilliams, Michael T. Gibbons. 140 pgs.

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In analyzing the debates between the Federalists and the Antifederalists, McWilliams, Gibbons, and their contributors break sharply with interpretations of the founding of America as either the work of pure pragmatists or as the institutionalization of class interests. This study of the very nature of modern representative democracy explains past and present dilemmas and contradictions in terms of Federalist and Antifederalist views. This examination of the political theory of the American founding deals with differing beliefs about pluralist interests and political compromise, human nature, the public good and the public sphere, the relationship between polity and economy, the role of religion in politics, and political traditions.

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1: Introduction

NOTES

2: Machiavellian Lessons in America: Republican Foundings, Original Principles, and Political Empowerment

NOTES

3: Reflections on Human Nature: The Federalists and the Republican Tradition

NOTES

4: Montesquieu and the Ideological Strain in Antifederalist Thought

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5: The Fall of James Wilson's Democratic Presidency*

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6: The Founders, Woodrow Wilson, and the Public Good

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7: The Public Sphere, Commercial Society, and The Federalist Papers

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Bibliographical Note

NOTES

Index

About the Contributors
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Essays in Historical Criticism ("The Authorship of the Federalist" p.111)
by Edward Gaylord Bourne. 304 pgs.

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The Legend of Marcus Whitman

The Authorship of the Federalist

The Authorship of the Federalist: A Review of Mr. Paul Leicester Ford's Argument

The Federalist Abroad

Madison's Studies in the History Of Federal Government

Prince Henry the Navigato

The Demarcation Line of Pope Alexander Vi.

Seneca and the Discovery of America

The Proposed Absorption of Mexico In 1847-1848

Leopold Von Ranke

Ranke and the Beginning of The Seminary Method in Teaching History

Francis Parkman

James Anthony Froude

Index
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Alexander Hamilton: Portrait in Paradox
by John C. Miller. 662 pgs.

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Introduction

Part I: The Union against Great Britain

1: The Making of a Revolutionary

2: Aide-De-Camp to Washington

3: The Struggle against Inflation

4: The Quarrel with Washington

Part II: The Union against Chaos

5: Congress and the Army

6: Law and the Loyalists

8: Democracy and Banking

9: More Power to Congress

10: The Constitutional Convention (1)

11: The Constitutional Convention (2)

12: The Federalist

13: The Rule of Law

14: A More Perfect Union

Part III: The Union Consummated

15: The First Secretary of the Treasury

16: The Report on Public Credit

18: The Bank of the United States

19: The Report on Manufactures

20: The Effort to Transform the American Economy

21: The Opposition Emerges

22: The Attack upon Hamilton

23: Hamilton's Quarrel with Jefferson and Burr

Part IV: The Union against Foreign Aggression

24: The Proclamation of Neutrality

25: The War Clouds Gather

27: Jay's Treaty

29: The Mission to France

30: Second in Command of the United States Army

31: The War That Refused to Come to a Boil

32: The Effort to Avert Peace

Part V: The Union above All

34: A Prophet of Woe

35: Defender of the Freedom of the Press

36: The Duel with Burr

Notes

Bibliography

Index
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Selected Writings and Speeches of Alexander Hamilton
by Alexander Hamilton, Morton J. Frisch. 528 pgs.

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Introduction: the Political Thought of Hamilton's Statesmanship

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The Farmer Refuted February 23, 1775

Letter to James Duane September 3, 1780

Letter to James Duane September 3, 1780

Letter to James Duane September 3, 1780

The Continentalist No. I July 12, 1781

The Continentalist No. II July 19, 1781

The Continentalist No. III August 9, 1781

The Continentalist No. IV August 30, 1781

The Continentalist No. IV August 30, 1781

The Continentalist No. VI July 4, 1782

Second Letter from Phocion April 1784

Second Letter from Phocion April 1784

Second Letter from Phocion April 1784

Second Letter from Phocion April 1784

Second Letter from Phocion April 1784

Second Letter from Phocion April 1784

Second Letter from Phocion April 1784

Remarks in the Constitutional Convention on the Election of the President September 6, 1787

Remarks in the Constitutional Convention on the Signing of the Constitution September 17, 1787

Conjectures About the New Constitution September 17-30, 1787

Conjectures About the New Constitution September 17-30, 1787

Conjectures About the New Constitution September 17-30, 1787

The Federalist No. 9 November 21, 1787

The Federalist No. 23 December 18, 1787

The Federalist No. 23 December 18, 1787

The Federalist No. 23 December 18, 1787

The Federalist No. 70 March 15, 1788

The Federalist No. 71 March 18, 1788

The Federalist No. 72 March 19, 1788

The Federalist No. 72 March 19, 1788

The Federalist No. 72 March 19, 1788

The Federalist No. 72 March 19, 1788

The Federalist No. 72 March 19, 1788

The Federalist No. 77 April 2, 1788

The Federalist No. 78 May 28, 1788

Remarks in the New York Ratifying Convention June 20, 1788

Hamilton's Remarks and Speeches at the New York Ratifying Convention, an Introduction

First Speech of June 21 in the New York Ratifying Convention

Third Speech of June 21 in the New York Ratifying Convention June 21, 1788

Third Speech of June 21 in the New York Ratifying Convention June 21, 1788

Third Speech of June 21 in the New York Ratifying Convention June 21, 1788

Third Speech of June 21 in the New York Ratifying Convention June 21, 1788

Third Speech of June 21 in the New York Ratifying Convention June 21, 1788

Third Speech of June 21 in the New York Ratifying Convention June 21, 1788

Third Speech of June 21 in the New York Ratifying Convention June 21, 1788

Third Speech of June 21 in the New York Ratifying Convention June 21, 1788

Third Speech of June 21 in the New York Ratifying Convention June 21, 1788

Third Speech of June 21 in the New York Ratifying Convention June 21, 1788

Third Speech of June 21 in the New York Ratifying Convention June 21, 1788

Third Speech of June 21 in the New York Ratifying Convention June 21, 1788

Third Speech of June 21 in the New York Ratifying Convention June 21, 1788

Third Speech of June 21 in the New York Ratifying Convention June 21, 1788

Third Speech of June 21 in the New York Ratifying Convention June 21, 1788

Third Speech of June 21 in the New York Ratifying Convention June 21, 1788

Catullus No. III September 29, 1792

Catullus No. IV October 17, 1792

Catullus No. IV October 17, 1792

Catullus No. IV October 17, 1792

Catullus No. IV October 17, 1792

Catullus No. IV October 17, 1792

Catullus No. IV October 17, 1792

Tully No. III August 28, 1794

The Tully Letters, an Introduction

Tully No. Iv September 2, 1794

Views on the French Revolution 1794

Views on the French Revolution 1794

Views on the French Revolution 1794

Letter to George Washington Containing Hamilton's Draft of Washington's Farewell Address

Letters to William Hamilton May 2, 1797

Hamilton's Draft of A Letter from George Washington to James Mchenry

Letter to Oliver Wolcott, Junior June 29, 1798

Hamilton's Draft of A Letter from George Washington to James Mchenry

Letter to Tobias Lear January 2, 1800

Letter Concerning the Public Conduct and Character of John Adams Esq. President of the United States

Letter Concerning the Public Conduct and Character of John Adams Esq. President of the United States

Letter to James A. Bayard December 27, 1800

Letter to James A. Bayard January 16, 1801

An Address to the Electors of the State of New York March 21, 1801

The Lucius Crassus Criticism of Jefferson's Message to Congress of December 8, 1801, an Introduction

The Examination No. XII February 23, 1802

The Examination No. XII February 23, 1802

The Examination No. XV March 3, 1802

The Examination No. XVI March 19, 1802

The Examination No. XVI March 19, 1802

Letter to the New York Evening Post February 24, 1802

Letter to Gouverneur Morris February 29, 1802

Letter to Gouverneur Morris February 29, 1802

Letter to Gouverneur Morris February 29, 1802

Letter to Timothy Pickering September 16, 1803

Appendix

Index

A Note on the Book
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James Madison on the Constitution and the Bill of Rights
by Robert J. Morgan. 224 pgs.

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"Morgan provides a comprehensive, consistent, and unified analysis of Madison's political philosophy using Madison's views on the Constitution and the Bill of Rights as the focus. Morgan looks at all that Madison wrote on these topics before, during, and after the adoption of the Constitution. He argues that Madison's constitutional philosophy was shaped by his view that there was an inherent conflict between limited government and accountability on the one hand, and the tendency of all to exercise autonomous, unrestricted power. . . . His second thesis is that Madison was propelled to become a constitutional reformer not by any desire to curb democracy but by the need to preserve both the union and republican government. Morgan emphasizes the impact of the American experience in shaping Madison's thought as well as its eclectic character." Choice

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Recent Titles in Contributions in Legal Studies

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Acknowledgments

Introduction

Notes

Part I: Power

Chapter 1: To Improve and Perpetuate the Union

Chapter 2: A Proper Energy in the Executive

Chapter 3: The True Principles of Republican Government

Chapter 4: Supporting and Restraining the Executive

Part II: Rights

Chapter 5: Political Liberty

Chapter 6: A Few Obvious Truths

Chapter 7: The Very Essence of Free and Responsible Government

Chapter 8: The Framers' Muse

Selected Bibliography

Index

About the Author
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John Jay
by George Pellew. 378 pgs.

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Chapter I: Youth. 1745-1774.

Chapter II: Conservative Whig Leader 1774-1776.

Chapter IV: Constructive Statesman.

Chapter V: President of Congress. 1779.

Chapter VI: Minister to Spain. 1779-1782.

Chapter VII: Negotiator of Peace: the Attitude of France in 1782.

Chapter VIII: The Negotiations. 1782, 1783.

Chapter IX: Secretary for Foreign Affairs. 1784-1789.

Chapter X: Chief Justice of the United States. 1789-1795.

Chapter XI: Special Envoy to Great Britain. 1794, 1795.

Chapter XII: Governor of New York. 1795-1801.

Chapter XIII: In Retirement.

Index.
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The Federalist
by Terence Ball. 575 pgs.

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The Federalist represents one side of one of the most momentous political debates ever conducted: whether to ratify, or to reject, the newly drafted American constitution. This authoritative new edition presents complete texts for all of the eighty-five Federalist papers, along with the sixteen letters of "Brutus", the unknown New York Antifederalist. Each paper is systematically cross-referenced to the other, and both to the appended Articles of Confederation and U.S. Constitution. Terence Ball's editing skills enhance the accessibility of a classic of political thought in action.

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Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought

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Preface

Introduction

Synopsis

Chronology

Biographical Synopses

A Note on Sources and Abbreviations

Bibliographical Note

The Federalist

Letters of Brutus

Letters of Brutus

Appendices

The Articles of Confederation

The Constitution of the United States

Index

Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought

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